400 People Have Been Killed During A Genocide Campaign Alleged To Be Carried Out By Rebels In The Area
Ethiopia's Prime Minister Condemns Mass Genocide In Oromia
The Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Aiby Ahmed, has issued a statement of: “Shock and disapproval”, after 400 people were killed in Oromia.
The
government claims that they were killed by members of the Oromo
People's Army (OPA) carried out the ethnic cleansing of their own
people in a false flag attack, whilst the OPA have accused Ethiopian
soldiers of executing unarmed villagers in an attempt to find OPA
members among them.
The
public favouring the OPA have directed their anger towards the
government, accusing Aiby Ahmed of authorising the genocide.
News
of the genocide initially spread after a truce was declared between
Addis Ababa and Tigray, who've been fighting a civil war for months.
With many claiming that the news of genocide is a political stunt to break the ceasefire established during peace talks, which the government denies.
The UN has probed both the Ethiopian government and the OPA, as they investigate the genocide.